A light patrol frigate - based off of the design of the Okinawa class Frigate from the game "Starfleet Command"
About this creation
      
Statistics
Crew: 22
Armament: 6 light phaser banks, two photon torpedo launchers
Shuttlecraft: One Assault Shuttle
Concept Notes:
Interplay's 1999 game "Starfleet Command" features the Okinawa class Frigate, light but maneuverable, great for hunting down Orion Pirates or tangling with the occasional Klingon Bird of Prey. The first time I played that game - I wished I could translate the sense of speed and style into LEGO, something impossible at the moment.
Earlier this year, I dug the game out, blew the dust off of the CD cover, and played it once more -- and again felt the urge to try and translate that ship into bricks. This time, I thought I could give it a try. After much testing, I found that the only wedge plates that would fill a 360 degree circle were the 3x12 plates. Thus began a massive bricklink order that kicked off this build
Because I am compulsive about including "functional" interiors to the ships I build, scale dictated that this would be a much smaller ship than the Okinawa, which was 77m wide (about 252 studs wide at the scale I'm using...) -- so it became a light patrol frigate with roughly the same lines as the Okinawa.
Overall view of the saucer section -- a very difficult build from a stability standpoint. The saucer is held up by four pillars and the engineering hull. The center of the saucer section is the transporter room, ringed by a series of small rooms; lavatories, storage, damage control, weapons locker, shower, captain's quarters, and first officer's quarters.
The crew mess & food replicator. Fortunately, they still serve pizza.
The portside officers quarters
The Crew dining area / common area
Officer's Mess & conference room
Recreation Room - with zero-G billiards :)
Medical Bay & Science Lab
Transporter room
Bridge
Brig - as a patrol frigate, handling light pirate ships would be one of its primary duties
Airlock
Shuttlebay
Bridge (facing aft)
Engineering
Cargo Deck
Warp Core & Secondary Engineering
Photon Torpedo Chamber & Launch Rails
Design Notes
I used information from the game and from Memory Beta to help understand the shape of the Okinawa
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January 9, 2011 |
This is from far the best Star Trek saucer section in Lego I've ever seen, congratulations! |
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January 3, 2011 |
Wow! That is great! |
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December 15, 2010 |
WOW!!!! This is WICKED!!! This is so awesome! I wonder where you get all the peices! |
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December 11, 2010 |
I thought I'd reviewed this already. I'm such an idiot. Oh well, it's here now. I love this thing, it really is inspiring. There's an incredible amount of detail, and the lighting in the shuttle bay and whatnot gives this a realistic feel. Well done!! |
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November 6, 2010 |
Umm... I'm not worthy. 1,000,000 lego faces out of 1,000,000, 5/5 not enough.. |
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September 28, 2010 |
While I am far from a star trek fan (dumbest ship designs ever), this is one of the most awesome spaceship models I've seen. Your mastery of brick to construct such a shape is quite inspiring. A++! |
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September 10, 2010 |
That is simply wow. I can not believe how awesome that is. |
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December 14, 2009 |
this...isn't very...BAD ATALL!!!!!
its absoulutly AMAZING!!!!! it is without a doubt the most coolest and impressive thing i could of EVER SEEN!!!!! |
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November 11, 2009 |
This ship is by far the most impressive Star Trek MOC I have ever seen. While many other Star Trek MOC designers focus on perfecting either the exterior or interior of a creation, this ship clearly excels in both areas. Above all else, it is functional. This type of design is what every Star Trek MOC builder should strive for. |
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October 14, 2009 |
Great MOC. Im normally a snob when it comes to interiors that are not to scale with the exterior but I cant help but be impressed with this MOC. I especially like the bridge interior and the exterior nacelle supports. |
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October 10, 2009 |
Are you a droid? |
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October 3, 2009 |
Quoting Alan Crisp
Hey congrats on being front paged over at Eurobricks. Must have been a slow day and they got tired of complaining about the new Blockade Runner set... That aside, this totally awesome MOC of yours deserves some recognition.
Thanks - I was totally blown away when my friend called me to let me know about being featured there. I've been a long time lurker at Eurobricks, at least of the front page, but it seemed a bit self-serving to finally create an account just then, but the response was truly encouraging. It was a really fun project to work on. |
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September 17, 2009 |
This is a fantastic model--I love all the details, even down to including the toilets in the brig! I'm sure those captured pirates will appreciate the courtesy.
Great job all the way around. Faithful to Star Trek, but still buildable and playable and just lots of fun. This is what LEGO is all about.
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September 15, 2009 |
I bumped into this on Eurobricks as well. The outside is stunning, but what really blew me away was the additional interior. Excellent work! |
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September 15, 2009 |
Hey congrats on being front paged over at Eurobricks. Must have been a slow day and they got tired of complaining about the new Blockade Runner set... That aside, this totally awesome MOC of yours deserves some recognition. |
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September 15, 2009 |
This is totally awesome, best thing I've seen on MOC yet! :D |
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September 14, 2009 |
Absolutely fantastic model. My favourite interior detail is the control room overlooking the shuttle bay. I would love to see a pic showing how the bridge section fits on top. |
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September 14, 2009 |
This ship is absolutley amazing! Wish I had the capablility to do something close to that size. Fantastic work! |
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September 3, 2009 |
Great work Brian.
There is a lot of detail.
I am very happy you have finished it and hope to see it in person before you dismantle it. |
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September 1, 2009 |
Quoting Lieutenant Carney
Awesome, but you realize Okinawa was a huge and horrible battle, the last island in the chain to Japan. Usually it is a thing-class ship, not place-class.
Hey Marty -
In researching the ship they used in the game, that's the class name I found. It's not unusual, by the way, for ship classes to be named after places or battles. The Navy has 'Tarawa' class assault ships, 'Iowa' class battleships (or they did). 'Ohio' class SSBN's, etc. Individual ships are sometimes named after people, cities, or states. The Samuel Roberts is a tribute to a like-named WWII Destroyer Escort. |
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August 30, 2009 |
I love large mini-fig scale starships! |
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August 25, 2009 |
Awesome, but you realize Okinawa was a huge and horrible battle, the last island in the chain to Japan. Usually it is a thing-class ship, not place-class. |
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August 24, 2009 |
plz make this into an actual kit!
or, could ya just get the instuctions and about of bricks plz?:P |
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August 21, 2009 |
Impressive build, probably the best Trek build ever. Being a fan of Star Trek since the original series, the detail is extremely impressive! Top ranks all the way, bet you’ll hate to disassemble it. I don’t think I could bring myself to ever take it apart. |
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August 16, 2009 |
Best new Star Trek Moc. love the bridge. 5/5 |
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August 16, 2009 |
If you've been paying attention, you'll know that I am seldom at a loss for words... ~ Chris. |
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August 16, 2009 |
.....[you left me speach-less!] |
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August 16, 2009 |
I've never liked Star Trek stuff, as a true SW fan, but this build is really magnificient. Huge vessel with detailed interior, instantly recognisable as a ST starship. And to be honest, it looks much better than plastic-looking models seen in movies ;)
AWESOME work. Now go build an Imperial Star Destroyer to kick Fed's butts :D |
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August 16, 2009 |
Absolutely amazing !
I love every part of iit, inside and out; the attention to detail is excelllent, even things like te mix of old and new light greys just makes it look much more realistic on the outside - great work !
Dan |
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August 15, 2009 |
WOW! There are just no words for this. |
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August 15, 2009 |
wow..... |
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August 15, 2009 |
Very nice! Reminds me of the destroyer from the ST DS game. Very nice! |
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August 15, 2009 |
Easily the best star trek ship here on MOCpages. Simply Amazing. |
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August 15, 2009 |
brilliant work |
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August 15, 2009 |
Probably the first minifig scale ship from Star Trek I've seen - And it's really excellent !
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August 15, 2009 |
man that is an EPIC build! Star Trek ships are so hard to build and this has an interior too? EPIC! And everything single coloured, minifigsize and great playability! EPIC! If this was a set I'ld buy it, no matter what the prize would be. EPIC! Did I mention this is an epic build? |
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August 15, 2009 |
You'll have to excuse me for not being a star trek fanatic, nor do I know anything substantial about it. But holy whatchamacallit, what a wonderful ship! Great rounded edges, great tilted slopes. And an interior too! Top marks! |
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August 15, 2009 |
WOW! Wish I had the time, space, and ammount of lego bricks needed to build something like that. This is awesome!!!! |
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